More than 20 percent of New York City residents tested positive for coronavirus antibodies in a study launched by Governor Cuomo which, if accurate, means as many as 1.7million people have been infected in the city – and that the mortality rate is between 0.6 and 0.8 percent, far greater than the 0.1 percent mortality rate … Read more
More than 20 percent of New York City residents tested positive for coronavirus antibodies in a study launched by Governor Cuomo which, if accurate, means as many as 1.7million people have been infected in the city – and that the mortality rate is between 0.6 and 0.8 percent, far greater than the 0.1 percent mortality rate … Read more
More than 7,500 care home residents are now feared to have died from coronavirus, according to new data. Care England, the country’s largest representative body for care homes, said the number of residents dying from the illness far surpassed government estimates. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) earlier this week showed only 237 … Read more
A total of 20 residents at a care home have died due to suspected Coronavirus – with four deaths taking place in the past 24 hours. The Berelands Care Home, in Prestwick, Ayrshire, has been ravaged by the deadly bug. One resident passed away on Friday while three people died yesterday. Some 16 people had died … Read more
More than 7,000 care home residents are now feared to have died from coronavirus, according to new data. Care England, the country’s largest representative body for care homes, said the number of residents dying from the illness far surpassed government estimates. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) earlier this week showed only 237 … Read more
Heartwarming footage has captured residents at a coronavirus-hit care home where 14 people have died amid the coronavirus crisis being sung classic wartime songs to raise their spirits. Vera Lynn tribute act Deborah Taylor-Smith, known as the Geordie Sweetheart ‘Wor Vera’, sang a selection of morale-lifting songs such as ‘We’ll Meet Again’ and ‘White Cliffs … Read more
Heartwarming footage has captured residents at a coronavirus-hit care home where 14 people have died amid the coronavirus crisis being sung classic wartime songs to raise their spirits. Vera Lynn tribute act Deborah Taylor-Smith, known as the Geordie Sweetheart ‘Wor Vera’, sang a selection of morale-lifting songs such as ‘We’ll Meet Again’ and ‘White Cliffs … Read more
Care home residents say they are being asked to sign letters agreeing to not be taken to hospital if they become ill the coronavirus. Elderly people are being asked to sign the agreements en masse as hospitals come under intense pressure from thousands of patients with the infectious disease. People over the age of 80 are … Read more
A third of the residents at a virus-hit care home have died in just ten days. In a stark example of the crisis in the sector, six passed away as staff struggled to contain an outbreak. Last night the daughter of one of the dead said the state care homes had been left in was … Read more
Fears have been raised that care home residents who are seriously ill with coronavirus are being kept away from hospital after national guidelines suggested they should only be admitted if ‘appropriate’. The advice, in two separate sets of guidance, says care home managers should consider whether being sent to hospital is ‘the best course of … Read more